West Berkshire · England
Remedial Sealant in Great Lea Common
Removing failed, mouldy or leaking sealant and putting it right for homes and businesses in Great Lea Common and across West Berkshire. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Thick, messy sealant smeared over tiles
- Floor or wall movement joints that have failed
- Beads that never stuck properly
What the job involves on each surface
Worktops & kitchens
Shrunken worktop sealant leaves a gap that lets water into the back edge. It’s cut out, degreased and resealed.
Movement & expansion joints
A movement joint must be able to stretch. We remove the failed sealant, fit backing and reseal.
Remedial sealant for homes and businesses in Great Lea Common
A joint that keeps failing generally has a reason. Movement, the wrong product or a leak from somewhere else will defeat even a perfect bead. Finding that cause comes before any new sealant. If you’re dealing with wide, uneven beads that look worse than the old ones and black mould underneath the bead, we can help.
Around Great Lea Common, it’s houses and cottages rather than flats. The work is the same as anywhere: everything old comes out before the new sealant or grout goes in.
All our work is covered by a 12-month guarantee.
- Where
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
It’s easy to scratch acrylic, enamel or an uPVC frame cutting out old sealant, and the residue left behind stops the next bead bonding. Careful removal is most of a remedial job. In a small place like Great Lea Common, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
The cost depends on how much there is to do, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Great Lea Common
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- White, clear, grey or another colour, product permitting
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Homes, businesses and hotels
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
What we can’t put right
Sealant isn’t the answer to every problem, and we’d rather say so up front. Sealant will not put right:
- Sealant in an older building that needs testing for asbestos first
- Tiles that have come away from the wall
- A bath, tray or worktop that moves until it’s properly fixed
If you are not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Expansion joints
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
- Botched or over-sealed joints
- Failed movement joints
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
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How the visit works
At the end, we look at the finished work together and explain the cure time. The work normally takes a few hours for a typical bath or shower, longer where several layers have been applied, depending on the amount of work. Somewhere as small as Great Lea Common, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- Surrounding tiles, trays and frames are protected first.
- Every layer of failed sealant is stripped out.
- The joint is degreased and checked for movement and leaks.
- Once dry, a suitable sealant is applied and tooled.
- We give you the cure time and explain what caused the failure.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
Get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
Related advice
FAQs for Great Lea Common
I let a flat near Reading Green Park station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for landlords and agents. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the property, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Do you work in hotels near Great Lea Common?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
What should I tell you?
Only a few details: the address or postcode, what’s wrong and any access issues. After that, simply ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
How long does the work take?
Longer than a simple reseal, because every layer has to come out. Most jobs take a few hours.
Someone resealed my shower and it’s leaking again. Can you help?
Yes. Repeat leaks usually come from over-sealing, movement or water getting in elsewhere, and we deal with the cause first.
Is it messy?
We keep the work tidy. Nearby surfaces are protected.
Do you cover Great Lea Common?
Yes, we do. Our applicators work in Great Lea Common, and the service is the same as everywhere else.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to the joints, so we’ll agree that with you when we book. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Do you need remedial sealant in Great Lea Common?
All sealant wears out eventually. Mould grows into the silicone, the surface hardens and the bead shrinks. At that point it has to come out.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Over-sealed joints coming away
- Sealant peeling off a dusty or damp surface
- Products that weren’t meant for the joint
- Wide, uneven beads that look worse than the old ones
For an older house near a landmark such as St Paul's Church, walls and floors in older homes can move, and sealant and grout show it first.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the cure time is
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- Whether VAT is included
What affects the cost of remedial sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The product the joint needs
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Mould in or behind the old joints
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: the amount of work, the access and the products needed, along with when we can work on site. Call for a quick quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Where the property is
- How we’d reach the joints
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email pictures if that is easy.
Great Lea Common homes and their sealant
Most of the South East has hard water, which leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings. There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Great Lea Common. Hotel bathrooms are part of our work as well as homes, and can be done room by room.
Letting a property close to Reading Green Park station? Then a joint that keeps failing is best fixed properly while the property is empty.
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Every kind of property in Great Lea Common can book us for remedial sealant. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. We cover 155 towns and villages across West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
Jobs for remedial sealant in RG7 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for remedial sealant include Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
Landmarks near Great Lea Common
Typical jobs here are in homes near Geoffrey Field Junior School, Ryeish Green School and Pearman's Copse and the streets around them. The closest station to Great Lea Common is Reading Green Park station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). Not far away are Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Great Lea Common
We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
If you manage several properties in or around Great Lea Common, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.